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MC can’t spend on these villages
Yet to get ownership of land
Chandigarh, October 12
Residents of five villages — Dadu Majra, Maloya, Kajheri, Palsora and Hallo Majra — who will cast their votes in the coming elections to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation will not be able to reap the benefits of development schemes of the civic body.

‘Stolen generosity’ lands 16-yr-old in
police net
Chandigarh, October 12
He was lavish and generous, but with stolen money. A 16-year-old son of a domestic help caught by the police today not only purchased a motorcycle and scooter for himself, but also gifted two bikes to his friends, besides spending lavishly in hotels and other places after allegedly withdrawing around Rs 6 lakh using a stolen ATM card belonging to his employer.

Child labour law: rescue is fine, but what about rehabilitation? Labour Dept clueless on where to send a rescued destitute child

Chandigarh, October 12 The modified Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, might have been implemented in the city, but its enforcement strategy is yet to fall in place. Right now the UT Administration has no plan in place for the rehabilitation of children working as servants in houses, dhabas, restaurants, hotels and other places mentioned under the new Law. Fencing still incomplete at the new Juvenile Home in Sector 25, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Woman gets police remand for killing maid
Chandigarh, October 12
Although the police has arrested a Sector 30-based woman on the charge of killing her maid, it is still unclear as regards the motive behind the crime. The police today produced Archana Bharadwaj in a court that remanded her in police custody for three days.

Admn defends Home Secy
Chandigarh, October 12
Reacting to reports in a section of the media, the Administration has expressed its full confidence in Mr Krishan Mohan, Home Secretary. The Administration has sent a note clarifying on the deal, taking a “strong exception to the news story published in a section of the Press relating to award of contract for advertisements on CTU buses”.

Kiran Desai’s book a complete sellout

Chandigarh, October 12 After resting on the shelves for more than eight months, “The Inheritance of Loss” has finally taken off. And this will indeed be its ultimate flight or so it seems from the situation in the city. Within a day, the sales have skyrocketed, so much so that hardly any copy of Kiran Desai’s Booker Prize winning novel was available today. Readers enjoy turning the leaves of “The Inheritance of Loss” at Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Watch out Apromising cricketer of the DAV Cricket Academy, Sector 8, Uday Kaul will pose a threat to the Jammu and Kashmir team in the match of the Under-22 State Cricket Tournament starting at Patiala on Friday. Punjab Ranji player Uday is a student of SD College, Sector 32, and had recently returned from Pakistan, where he represented the country in the Under-19 Cricket series.                     Uday Kaul

In Town Indian Ocean and Parikrama, contemporary fusion music band, will perform at a rock concert at the Leisure Valley on Friday. Spice Telecom, along with the Rotary Club, and its youth wing, the Rotaract Club, Chandigarh, are organising this fund-raiser concert in an endeavour to save the lives of poor children, suffering from cardiac disorders.

COMMUNITY

Anganwadi workers clash with police

Chandigarh, October 12 Several members of the Anganwadi Employees Union were injured in a clash with the police at Matka Chowk here today. They were demanding regular grade for themselves. In their attempt to cross the barricades, protesting women grappled with policemen. Members of the Anganwadi Employees Union brave the onslaught of water cannons at Matka Chowk, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Tension in Mauli Jagran over beef
Chandigarh, October 12
Tension prevailed in Mauli Jagran here this morning after a man was allegedly caught with beef. Though the police arrested the accused soon after getting information, residents of the locality were seen protesting and shouting slogans till late in the evening.

Three cops honoured for nabbing gangsters
Panchkula, October 12
The district police chief, Mr Balbir Singh, today, honoured three police personnel with commendation certificates and cash awards for nabbing a gang of chain-snatchers responsible for a number of incidents in the district and outside the state.

S. African delegation meets Governor
Chandigarh, October 12
A high-level provincial delegation from South Africa, led by the Premier of Limpopo, Mr Sello Moloto, called upon the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), and discussed the scope for strengthening cooperation in the areas of mutual interest.

50 drug addicts rescued from centres at Nayagaon
Mohali, October 12
About 50 drug addicts from drug de-addiction centres at Nayagaon village were rescued by the police and brought to the Civil Hospital here after a raid was conducted there today.

Canine menace in Sec 30
Chandigarh, October 12
Residents of Sector 30 are facing stray dog menace these days. Despite knocking at the doors of different government department, nothing concrete has happened, they lament.

Rural service providers stage dharna
Mohali, October 12
Members of the Rural Service Providers Association staged a dharna outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner in support of their demands. The protest was held after office hours of the service providers.

• Class IV employees stage protest
• Air passengers can carry liquids
• Former Tribune employee dead
• Divali mela

CRIME

Three students among 5 injured in accident Chandigarh, October 12 Three students of a Mohali-based private school were injured in a road accident when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a car near Palsora village this morning. Two of the injured students, Maninderpreet Singh and his sister Prabhsimran Kaur, at the Sector 16 General Hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Youths clash inside cinema
Chandigarh, October 12
A fight broke out among two groups of youths at the Piccadilly Theatre, Sector 34, here tonight, causing panic among viewers who had come to see the night show of ‘Waaris Shah’.

Shop burgled
Mohali, October 12
Cash and other items were stolen from a shop in Phase VII here last night. According to information available, the thieves entered the shop after breaking the exhaust fans installed at the back of the building.

BUSINESS

Fun Republic plan cost exchequer Rs 2.23 cr: forum Chandigarh, October 12 In a complaint to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, the Forum for Public Affairs has pointed out a loss of Rs 2.23 crore to the state exchequer due to illegal sanction to a commercial building plan by the branch concerned. Addressing a press conference, Mr Chandermukhi Sharma, president of the forum, pointed out contradictions in replies from official quarters regarding different questions asked on the administrative sanction to the Fun Republic. Mr Chandermukhi Sharma, president, Forum for Public Affairs, addresses a press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

CII fair begins today
Chandigarh, October 12
The four-day CII Chandigarh Fair, 2006, will start at the Sector 17 Parade Grounds from tomorrow. Almost 250 companies will showcase their products and services at the fair.

EDUCATION

Students display emotions with maturity

Chandigarh, October 12 Junior students of Yadvindra Public School, Mohali, staged a play, “A Christmas Carol” at the Tagore Theatre here today. Though the philosophical content of the script, an adaptation of Charles Dickens story of the same title, written by Inderjit Grewal, was obviously beyond the conceptual grasp of the fifth standard students. Students of YPS, Mohali, stage a play at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Academy honour of Prof Kochhar
Chandigarh, October 12
Prof. Rajesh Kochhar , former Director of the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, has been selected by the Allahabad-based National Academy of Sciences, India, for its prestigious R.C. Gupta Endowment History of Science Lecture Award.

Stamp painting contest held
Chandigarh, October 12
Sapna Dhiman of DAV Model School, Sector 15, here won the first prize in the design and stamp painting competition organised by the Department of Posts. Harneet Kaur of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, and Alisha Sandhu of DAV Model School, Sector 15, won the second and third prizes, respectively.

Art workshop at Dikshant school
Chandigarh, October 12
An art and sculpture workshop being organised at Dikshant International School, Zirakpur, concluded today. P.K. Dev Burman (80), an artist from Shantiniketan, West Bengal, gave the students tips on this form of the art.

• No subject teachers for BBA course

COURTS

Short reprieve for accused in J & K sex scandal case
Chandigarh, October 12
In a temporary reprieve to the accused in the J and K sex scandal, the District and Session Judge, Chandigarh, today allowed shifting of the accused from the high security Burail Jail to the Kashmir jail. The hearing of the arguments on the charges was, however, postponed to November 3 on a request of defence counsel.

Court directs Centre to take decision on Talwar by Nov 13
Chandigarh, October 12
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice S.S. Nijjar and Mr Justice S.S. Saron today directed the Union Government to take a final decision by November 13 with regard to continuation of Dr K.K. Talwar, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh, as Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, PGIMER.

Notice on PIL challenging panchayat resolution
Chandigarh, October 12
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice S.S. Nijjar and Mr Justice S.S. Saron today issued notice of motion for November 23 on a PIL challenging the resolution passed by the gram panchayat, Sambhalki, in Mohali district, on July 15.

Village merger: HC notice to Admn
Chandigarh, October 12
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to the Chandigarh Administration and others on an application filed by residents of Maloya, Dadu Majra and Hallomajra villages in the UT, seeking directions not to finalise the ongoing delimitation process.

• Remand in stabbing case

HEALTH

275 examined at homoeopathic camp
Chandigarh, October 12
More than 275 patients, suffering from various diseases, were examined at a homoeopathic medical camp, which was organised by the Don Bosco Navjeevan Society in collaboration with Dr Castro’s Charitable Homoeopathic Research Society, Chandigarh, at Bapu Dham Colony, here today.

Diabetes can cause blindness, say experts
Chandigarh, October 12
Once diagnosed diabetic, patients may suffer blindness due to diabetic retinopathy in nearly 90 per cent cases within a period of 10 to 15 years. The disease has been affecting every section of society rapidly due to the changing lifestyle, listing the country on top of a list of 10 countries with the highest number of diabetic patients.

Workshop on public health
Chandigarh, October 12
More than 30 participants from the Education Department, NGOs, health workers, Red Cross officers and volunteers attended a workshop on “public health in emergency and Red Cross response” organised by the Punjab branch of the Indian Red Cross Society at its regional centre here.

• 15 more test positive for dengue

SPORTS

Stage set for hockey semifinals
Chandigarh, October 12
The team of DAV School lost to the 3 BRD team 0-5 on the second day of the Chandigarh State Hockey Championship (Seniors) 2006 at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today. In the 38th minute, Rawat of 3 BRD charged the match through his field goal. After two minutes, he extended the lead 2-0.

St Stephen’s set final clash with YPS
Chandigarh, October 12
St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, sailed into the finals of the ICSC (Chandigarh Region) Inter-School Cricket Tournament after thrashing Carmel Convent School, Nahan, by 107 runs on the St Stephen’s School grounds at Togan here.

DAV-15 dominate zonal tournament
Chandigarh, October 12
The hosts, DAV School, Sector 15, remained dominant with bagging titles in football, kabaddi and cricket (boys) in the ongoing All-India Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Zonal Tournament 2006-07 (Chandigarh/ Panchkula Zone) on the premises of the school here today.

• Dodge ball trials

• Sanjeev Memorial Cricket